The 2018 ADAC GT Masters season, the 12th season of the German-based GT championship under the current name, will kick-off on the upcoming weekend at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.

The 3.667 km long circuit is the venue of the ADAC GT Masters season-opener since 2008. This year, the calendar again features seven two-race events. There is one change on a calendar. The Autodrom Most will host the second round instead of EuroSpeedway Lausitz. Other six venues are the same: Oschersleben, Red Bull Ring, Nürburgring, Zandvoort, Sachsenring and Hockenheimring.

Among 36 cars, there will be thirteen Audis

Audi is the most represented brand

Thirty-six cars are on the entry list for, entered by twenty-three teams and representing eight manufacturers. Of course, the most significant is a representation of German brands, with Audi R8 LMS as the most common machine, with thirteen cars on the list. The other German cars are Mercedes-AMG GT3 (six vehicles), Porsche 911 GT3 R (four) and BMW M6 GT3 (three).

Corvette C7 GT3-R is originally American muscle car but those which are racing in ADAC GT Masters are coming from Callaway Cars garage in Germany. Of other brands, there will be five Lamborghini Huracans and, for the first time in a series, two Honda NSX GT3s and one Ferrari 488 GT3.

Timo Bernhard and Timo Scheider will be rivals

Seven former ADAC GT champions on the grid

When talking about drivers, a grid is offering again a combination of experienced veterans and young future stars. Timo Scheider, Timo Bernhard and Lucas Luhr are just a few of world known drivers with several major championship titles on their accounts.